[Ragtime] Lamb, Joseph F. (1887 - 1960)

Signed Christmas Card

Christmas card signed with a long message, “Joe Lamb”. The first autograph we’ve seen of the great ragtime composer, a collaborator of Scott Joplin, and creator of several standards including The American Beauty Rag and Excelsior. Lamb was one of the “big three” comprised of James Scott, Scott Joplin and himself, the only non-African American. Punch holes at the top of the card, not affecting writing, and original envelope, autograph name and address.

Lamb first met his idol, Scott Joplin, in New York in 1907. It was Joplin who introduced Lamb to his publisher, John Stark, who went on to issue his pieces for the next decade, beginning with "Sensation," a collaboration between the two composers. (10186)
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